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An Act making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2024 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements | H1 | HD1 | 193 | {'Id': 'GOV7', 'Name': 'Maura T. Healey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/GOV7', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T15:21:54.853'} | [] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | null | null | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to the recovery of overearnings | H10 | HD10 | 193 | {'Id': None, 'Name': 'Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission', 'Type': 4, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T14:55:05.15'} | [] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H10/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | So much of the recommendations of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (House, No. 8) as relates to the recovery of overearnings. Public Service. | Paragraph (c) of Section 91 of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official edition, is hereby amended in line 120 by adding:
In the event that any excess is not recovered by the appropriate treasurer or other person responsible for the payment of the compensation, the retirement board of which ... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to buffer zones on land under the APR Program | H100 | HD992 | 193 | {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:49:19.59'} | [{'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:49:19.59'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H100/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 100) of Paul A. Schmid, III relative to buffer zones on land under the Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program. Agriculture. | SECTION 1. Chapter 20 Section 23 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following after section (f): -
(g) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of agricultural resources, with the approval of the co-holder, if any, in i... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act providing living organ donor protections | H1000 | HD941 | 193 | {'Id': 'WJD1', 'Name': 'William J. Driscoll, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WJD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:52:55.117'} | [{'Id': 'WJD1', 'Name': 'William J. Driscoll, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WJD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:52:55.1166667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Legislat... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1000/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Driscoll of Milton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1000) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., relative to protections and health insurance coverage for living organ donors. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Chapter 26 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 8L the following section:-
Section 8M. The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce section 47OO of chapter 175, section 39 of chapter 176A, section 26 of chapter 176B and... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to step therapy and in vitro fertilization insurance coverage | H1001 | HD952 | 193 | {'Id': 'WJD1', 'Name': 'William J. Driscoll, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WJD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T16:23:45.66'} | [{'Id': 'WJD1', 'Name': 'William J. Driscoll, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WJD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T16:23:45.66'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMe... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1001/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Driscoll of Milton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1001) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to step therapy and in vitro fertilization insurance coverage. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 17R, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, the following section:-
Section 17S. Coverage offered by the commission to an active or retired employee of the commonwealth insured under the group insurance commission shall provi... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to children's auditory health | H1002 | HD2355 | 193 | {'Id': 'PJD2', 'Name': 'Peter J. Durant', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJD2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:32:46.07'} | [{'Id': 'PJD2', 'Name': 'Peter J. Durant', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJD2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:32:46.07'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1002/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Durant of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1002) of Peter J. Durant relative to auditory healthcare coverage for children. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Section 23 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence of the second paragraph, and inserting the words "The commission shall provide to any child or adult, who is 26 years of age or younger, of an active or retired empl... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act further regulating the withdrawal of local subscribers from the commission.
| H1003 | HD2423 | 193 | {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:42:27.503'} | [{'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:42:27.5033333'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1003/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Elliott of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1003) of Rodney M. Elliott for legislation to further regulate the withdrawal of local subscribers from the Group Insurance Commission. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Subsection (e) of section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 208 the words “December 1”, and inserting in place thereof, the words:- March 1.
SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of section 23 of chapter 32B of the General L... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury | H1004 | HD602 | 193 | {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T15:10:07.053'} | [{'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T15:10:07.0533333'}, {'Id': 'SSH1', 'Name': 'Steven S. Howitt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMemb... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1004/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1004) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to healthcare insurance coverage for cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 17R the following section:-
Section 17S. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:-
“Acquired brain injury (ABI)” is any injury to the b... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to the licensure of automobile damage appraisers | H1005 | HD3310 | 193 | {'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T11:54:55.783'} | [{'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T11:54:55.7833333'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1005/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1005) of Michael J. Finn relative to the licensure of motor vehicle damage appraisers. Financial Services. | SECTION 1: Chapter 26 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking section 8G in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
(a) Any person desiring to act within this state as a motor vehicle physical damage appraiser shall make a written app... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to the compulsory automobile insurance limits | H1006 | HD3359 | 193 | {'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:10:36.747'} | [{'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:10:36.7466667'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1006/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1006) of Michael J. Finn and others relative to the compulsory motor vehicle insurance limits. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Section 34A of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 102 the word “twenty” and inserting in place thereof the word “fifty” and by striking out in line 104 the word “forty” and inserting in place thereof the word “one hundred”.... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health | H1007 | HD3464 | 193 | {'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:55:05.14'} | [{'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:55:05.14'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1007/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1007) of Michael J. Finn, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Brian W. Murray relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 17R the following new section:-
Section 17S. The group insurance commission and any carrier as defined in section 1 of chapter 176O or other entity which contracts with the commission to provide health benefits to eligible emplo... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act requiring licensed auto insurance damage appraisers to provide safety notices to the owners of damaged motor vehicles | H1008 | HD3711 | 193 | {'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T14:15:39.677'} | [{'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T14:15:39.6766667'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1008/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1008) of Michael J. Finn relative to requiring licensed auto insurance damage appraisers to provide safety notices to the owners of damaged motor vehicles. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Section 8G of chapter 26 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: -
"Whenever a licensed appraiser, whether employed by a registered motor vehicle repair shop, employed by a ... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles | H1009 | HD3135 | 193 | {'Id': 'CAF1', 'Name': 'Carole A. Fiola', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T10:37:41.68'} | [{'Id': 'CAF1', 'Name': 'Carole A. Fiola', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T10:37:41.68'}, {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1009/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1009) of Carole A. Fiola, Michael J. Soter and Paul A. Schmid, III for legislation to require certain healthcare carriers to share accountability with providers for uncollectible patient obligations after insurance. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Chapter 176O of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 official edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:
Section 7A. Equitable Funding for Health Care Provider Bad Debt
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general laws to the contrary, a carrier shall reimburse a hea... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act protecting our soil and farms from PFAS contamination | H101 | HD1171 | 193 | {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:53:40.773'} | [{'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:53:40.7733333'}, {'Id': 'M_D2', 'Name': 'Mindy Domb', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_D... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H101/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 101) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others for legislation to establish the agricultural PFAS relief fund to assist farmers who have suffered losses due to the presence of PFAS in soil, water, or agricultural products. Agriculture. | SECTION 1. Chapter 20 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 32 the following section:-
Section 33. An individual or entity engaged in the practice of farming, as defined in section 1A of chapter 128, shall be immune from suit and civil liability for any damages resulting from claims based ... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to ambulance service reimbursement | H1010 | HD3148 | 193 | {'Id': 'CAF1', 'Name': 'Carole A. Fiola', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T10:18:54.523'} | [{'Id': 'CAF1', 'Name': 'Carole A. Fiola', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T10:18:54.5233333'}, {'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMemb... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1010/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1010) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to payment for ambulance services provided to certain insured individuals. Financial Services. | SECTION XX. Chapter 176D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 3B the following section:-
Section 3C. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Ambulance service provider”, a person or entity lic... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to fair and equitable compensation for medical services | H1011 | HD145 | 193 | {'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:25:45.8'} | [{'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:25:45.8'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1'... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1011/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1011) of William C. Galvin, Carol A. Doherty and James B. Eldridge relative to fair and equitable compensation for medical services. Financial Services. | Section 16 of chapter 176O of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsections:
(c) Carriers are prohibited from reducing the payment of a negotiated rate for evaluation and management or procedural services under a participating provider agre... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act exempting visiting trainees from certain employment requirements | H1012 | HD149 | 193 | {'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:32:17.27'} | [{'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:32:17.27'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1012/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1012) of William C. Galvin and Carol A. Doherty relative to unemployment insurance and family medical leave benefits for certain visiting trainees. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(y) service performed by a nonresident alien for the period the nonresident alien is temporarily present in the United States as a nonimmigrant under subparagra... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health | H1013 | HD159 | 193 | {'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:43:19.217'} | [{'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T13:43:19.2166667'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1013/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1013) of William C. Galvin relative to insurance coverage for cervical cancer and women’s preventative health screenings. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Chapter 175, as so appearing in the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after 47BB the second time it appears, the following section:-
Section 47DD. Any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within the Commonwealth shall provide coverage for cy... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act to improve child and adolescent mental health services | H1014 | HD2566 | 193 | {'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:17:57.023'} | [{'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:17:57.0233333'}, {'Id': 'JBA1', 'Name': 'Jennifer Balinsky Armini', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMe... | {'Id': 'JBA1', 'Name': 'Jennifer Balinsky Armini', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:38:45.707'} | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1014/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Armini of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1014) of Sean Garballey, Jennifer Balinsky Armini and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to the definition of licensed mental health professional in the insurance laws. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Section 22 of Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph, inserted by section 1 of chapter 80 of the acts of 2000, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—
For the purposes of this section, “licensed mental health professional” shall ... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act providing for certain health insurance coverage | H1015 | HD2573 | 193 | {'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:19:36.013'} | [{'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T15:19:36.0133333'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1015/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1015) of Sean Garballey relative to providing certain health insurance coverage. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Section 17A of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 4 sentences:-
The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act to enact pharmacy benefit manager duties | H1016 | HD2602 | 193 | {'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T14:01:51.017'} | [{'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T14:01:51.0166667'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1016/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1016) of Sean Garballey relative to pharmacy benefit managers and the processing and payment of claims for prescription drugs. Financial Services. | SECTION 1: The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after Chapter 175M following new chapter:
CHAPTER 175N. Pharmacy Benefit Manager Duty of Care.
Section 1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—
“C... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to pediatric care appointments | H1017 | HD2613 | 193 | {'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T15:09:53.297'} | [{'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T15:09:53.2966667'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/R... | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1017/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1017) of Sean Garballey, Rebecca L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge relative to pediatric care appointments. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Section 47C of chapter 175 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “annually” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- once per calendar year.
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An Act further regulating the rental of motor vehicles | H1018 | HD3192 | 193 | {'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:43:15.03'} | [{'Id': 'S_G1', 'Name': 'Sean Garballey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:43:15.03'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1018/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1018) of Sean Garballey for legislation to further regulate the rental of motor vehicles. Financial Services. | SECTION 1. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following 3 sections:
Section 63. As used in sections 63 to 65, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
"Motor vehicle" shall: (1) have the same meaning as in section... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act ensuring pharmacy access | H1019 | HD1333 | 193 | {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T15:12:38.293'} | [{'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T15:12:38.2933333'}] | null | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H1019/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1019) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the rights of pharmacists to participate as preferred health care providers. Financial Services. | Section 1. Chapter 176I of the General Laws shall be amended by adding at the end of section 4 the following language:-
“No pharmacy or pharmacist shall be denied the right to participate as a preferred provider under the same terms and conditions currently applicable to all other preferred or contracting provider... | null | [] | [] | [] | [] |
An Act relative to farmer-distilleries | H102 | HD1451 | 193 | {'Id': 'WMS1', 'Name': 'William M. Straus', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WMS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:53:36.173'} | [{'Id': 'WMS1', 'Name': 'William M. Straus', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WMS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:53:36.1733333'}, {'Id': 'SKP1', 'Name': 'Sarah K. Peake', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S... | {'Id': 'SKP1', 'Name': 'Sarah K. Peake', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SKP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:53:36.173'} | http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/Documents/H102/DocumentHistoryActions | Bill | By Representatives Straus of Mattapoisett and Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 102) of William M. Straus and Sarah K. Peake relative to farmer-distilleries. Agriculture. | SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following definition after the definition of “Direct wine shipper”:-
“Direct distilled products shipper”, a person who sells, delivers or exports distilled products to consumers in the ... | Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide support for farmer-distilleries, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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MAPLE (Bill Summarization, Tagging, Explanation)
In this project, we generate summaries and category tags for of Massachusetts bills for MAPLE Platform. The goal is to simplify the legal language and content to make it comprehensible for a broader audience (9th-grade comprehension level) by exploring different ML and LLM services.
This repository contains a pipeline from taking bills from Massachusetts legislature, generating summaries and category tags leveraging different the Massachusetts General Law sections, creating a dashboard to display and save the generated texts, to deploying and integrating into MAPLE platform.
Roadmap of Repository Directories
Documentation:
Research.md: our research on large language models and evaluation methods we planned to use for this project.Documentation MAPLE.pdf: includes detail operation of our model for future use and improvement.EDA: the notebook
eda.ipynbincludes our work from scraping data that takes bills from MAPLE Swagger API, creating a dataframe to clean and process data, making visualizations to analyze data and explore characteristics of the dataset.demoapp:
app.py: contains the codes of the LLM service we used and the wepapp we made using Streamlit. The webapp allows user to search for all bills.app2.py: we test on top 12 bills from MAPLE website. We extract information from Massachusetts General Law to add context for the summaries of these bills.
Other files: helper files to be imported in the above two Python app files.Prompts Engineering:
prompts.mdstores all prompts that we tested.Tagging: contains the list of categories and tags.
Deployment: contains the link of our Streamlit deployed webapp.
Ethical Implications
The dataset used for this project is fully open sourced and can be access through Mass General Laws API.
Our team and MAPLE agree about putting disclaimer that this text is AI-generated.
Although we make use of open source transformers to evaluate hallucination with Vectara, it is important to have experts and human evaluation to further maintain a trustworthy LLM system.
Resources and Citation
- https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/tasks/summarization
- https://huggingface.co/vectara/hallucination_evaluation_model
- https://github.com/vectara/hallucination-leaderboard
- https://www.nocode.ai/llms-undesirable-outputs/
- https://learn.deeplearning.ai/
- https://blog.langchain.dev/espilla-x-langchain-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-in-llm-powered-question-answering-pipelines/
Team Members
Vy Nguyen - Email: nptv1207@bu.edu
Andy Yang - Email: ayang903@bu.edu
Gauri Bhandarwar - Email: gaurib3@bu.edu
Weining Mai - Email: weimai@bu.edu
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